Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95595.015 - Employee Receives Multiple Burns When Molten Copper Splashes

Accident Summary Nr: 95595.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 04/05/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1224888.015	04/12/2017		331421	Libertas Copper, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 5:30 p.m. on April 5, 2017, Employee #1 was filling molds with molten copper. A run out occurred on the bottom of one of the molds when the caster initiated the process. The molten metal splashed up and struck Employee #1. He received burns to right ear, right instep and left hand from the molten copper. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment on his multiple burns and was then hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Casting, Ejected, Molten Metal, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1224888.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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